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  • AEDC at 75: Truman dedicates AEDC

    On the morning of June 25, 1951, then-U.S. President Harry S. Truman arrived in middle Tennessee.His plane, the Independence, which was the 1950s version of Air Force One, landed at Northern Field near Tullahoma. Upon exiting the aircraft, Truman was welcomed by officials and service members. From

  • VKF named in honor of von Kármán 60 years ago

    Sixty years ago, a test facility at Arnold Air Force Base was renamed in honor of the man who helped provide the blueprint that led to the construction of the now Arnold Engineering Development Complex headquartered at Arnold AFB. During an Oct. 30, 1959, ceremony, the Gas Dynamics Facility was